I'm just finishing my PPl at Stapleford and going to continue my training after the atpl exams. In my honest opinion it is very good. I looked at a few schools before deciding on Stapleford and wasn't that impressed with them.
The flying club its self is very good, with plenty of planes and good support to go along with it.
Although from the outside it does look like an old farm yard, don't be put off, as they say don't judge a book by it's cover, just because it doesn't look like OAT , CTC or any of the others it doesn't mean its not as good. The training there is I have to say second to non, I haven't met one bad instructor and all seem totally competent.
I personally don't think you will get better value for money and certainly wont miss out on any of the training you might get else where. The weather is a consideration but, hey this is England it's not going to be that great where ever you are and it's certainly better down here than up north! The skies around Stapleford are very busy, which is perfect for learning, if you can learn to fly there with its inclemant weather and busy skies I personally think you could fly anywhere! Well that's what I'm banking on!
As for jobs after your training! well how long is a piece of string? How good is your flying? But they do seem to get the results and certainly in my time there people have got jobs....
I think the posts, on here speaks for them self! you try and find a bad report for Stapleford on here, I bet you can't! enough said I think.